 After Harald was struck by an arrow and killed, his army fought fiercely for possession of the banner, and some of them went berserk in their frenzy to secure the flag.In the end the "magic" of the banner failed, and the bulk of the Norwegian army was slaughtered, with only a few escaping to their ships.Other than the dragon banner of Olaf II of Norway, the "Landøyðan" of Harald Hardrada is the only early Norwegian royal standard described by Snorri Sturluson in the Heimskringla.